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Doctor, how to treat my stammering problem? i am an actor so when i perform on stage that time i don't stammer but in class infrnt of my teacher, i st

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

For a comprehensive: Review of causes & treatment, see https://www.Nidcd.Nih.Gov/health/voice/pages/stutter.Aspx. Not all stuttering is psychogenic; the site describes 3 different genes associated with familial stuttering, that may abate when singing/performing. Speech & cognitive-behavioral therapies can help. Federally-funded us universities must provide accommodations for stutterers under public law idea.

Answered 2/25/2013

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